Why is CTC kept so secretive.

Guys, if asked about your ctc during an interview with a prospective employer- what do you usually do? What is the norm? Is it okay to refuse sharing that information? I usually respond with "I'm not comfortable" and noticed folks responding in a bipolar manner. Thoughts?

Hello Grapeviners, What is with Indian recruiters wanting to know your CTC as the very first step of hiring? And when asked to share the ctc range in which the role falls, they refuse to share. So basically they just want to lowball candidates based on their current CTC and parity is a joke? Now If a recruiter denies sharing the range for the role and insists on knowing my CTC, I run! What are your thoughts?

I have seen companies adding food, transportation and all sort of random benefits in CTC to artificially inflate it. Some add higher education reimbursements under certain conditions which are almost never met.

I have been managing teams for multiple organisations for quite a few years. It saddens me to see most of the organisations trying to exploit employees by paying inadequate compensation. Gender pay gap exists for real. I want to file a PIL and maybe get a law passed to ensure all employees are paid fairly. Can someone help me get in touch with a good lawyer who can help me file a PIL?

Was laid off, took a pay cut to join this (maybe desperation took better of me) Now the workload is too much, the founder cracks disrespectful jokes, and vibes are just too off I am not enjoying the work I was detesting going to work the first Monday itself 😔 This is also not aligned to how I imagined my life, off the track really Should I resign?

I know current market is not approving this but based on the skills it should be acceptable. If the current ctc would have been good then why would someone switch. Please suggest some advices to mention how to not reveal the cctc till the offer is received. Lately for scheduling interviews also companies ask for cctc and ectc before taking even a single round how to tackle all these and also can we mention more than our cctc?

I noticed that there are a lot of variables that come into account while CTC is announced in B-Schools. But can there be an example of it here in grapevine?